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| Date: | Saturday 23 August 2025 |
| Time: | c. 10:01 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 170 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2589V |
| MSN: | 18094 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1948 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Fitchburg Municipal Airport (KFIT), Fitchburg, MA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sterling Airport, MA (3B3) |
| Fitchburg Municipal Airport, MA (FIT/KFIT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot of a Cessna 170 lost control when it was struck by a gust of wind during landing at runway 32 at Fithburg Municipal Airport (KFIT), Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and ended upside down.
He suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital and the aircraft received substantial damage.
Sources:
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/fitchburg-airport-plane-crash/3795843/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/plane-flips-roof-while-landing-161248343.html
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2589V
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N2589V/history/20250823/1350Z/3B3/KFIT
https://image.airport-data.com/aircraft/001824925.jpg (photo)
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2025 17:46 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Aug-2025 18:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 23-Aug-2025 19:08 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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